1. public policy and the
information revolution
Greg Wass – CIO, Cook County
4/20/12

2. How does public policy help advance the
information revolution?
How does the information revolution
improve public policy formation?

3. Information Revolution (direct) Revolution (indirect)
• Broadband • #ows • Spectacle/Channels
• Platforms • N. Africa • Mediation
• Mobility • Cyberwar • Privacy
• Remix • China? • DIY
• Big data • Disruptive

4. 3 local media stories:
1. CTA/County fiber sharing
2. Property information portal
3. metrochicagodata.org

5. 1. CTA/County fiber sharing

6. CCHHS

8. 2. Property tax portal

9. http://www.cookcountypropertyinfo.com

10. (One
parcel at a
time)

11. 3. metrochicagodata.org

13. the
risks
of
open
data

14. Near-term effects of the information revolution on
government IT
1. Consumerization of IT (apps)
2. BYOD
3. Cloud computing / no datacenter
4. Big data / predictive analytics
5. Broadband as utility
6. Consolidation

15. Long-term effects of the information revolution
on government
• Transparency  trust?
• Platform, not service delivery?
• Public participation?

16. grease

17. Increasing public participation:
people who care people who care but
and are involved who aren't involved
squeaky wheels 
people who
don't care

18. How can technology help increase the
relative # of people who care about an issue
and want to get involved (and reduce the
relative # of squeaky wheels)?

19. Source: OpenPlans.org

20. How does public policy help
advance the information
revolution?
Broadband, open government…
How does the information
revolution improve public policy
formation?
Crowdsourcing, civic apps…

21. Greg Wass
greg.wass@cookcountyil.gov
@gregorywass